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		<title>16,819 SPAM comments caught by Akismet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	This site uses the Akismet anti-SPAM plugin. To date, Akismet has caught (blocked) 16,819 SPAM comments. I think it&#8217;s flagged about ten comments incorrectly&#8212;a very low error rate. Just thought you&#8217;d like to know.
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		<title>A message from the Queen to people of the USA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	This came across my desk today. It&#8217;s fun.

	To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:

	In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team orders in F1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	The FIA&#8217;s Formula 1 Sporting Regulations state (at Article 39.1):
39.1 Team orders which interfere with a race result are prohibited.
In the post-race press conference following yesterday&#8217;s Chinese Grand Prix, Ferrari&#8217;s Kimi Raikkonen, being quizzed as to whether he had followed &#8216;team orders&#8217; and allowed Felipe Massa to overtake him towards the end of the race, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>F1 engine and transmission supply for 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Would you like to manufacture and supply engines and transmissions to all the F1 teams for the period from 2010 to 2012? If so, you can download the FIA&#8217;s request for tender here.

	This is a fascinating concept&#8212;and one that the F1 manufacturers and teams have not even agreed to support. The idea appears to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIA stewards penalise Bourdais at Japanese Grand Prix &#8212; but why?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	The FIA continues to take advantage of every opportunity to damage its credibility, with yesterday&#8217;s post-race penalty applied to Sebastien Bourdais being just the latest example.

	Bourdais was racing strongly and had just left the pits (after his second stop) when Felipe Massa ranged alongside him. TV coverage appeared to show Bourdais holding his &#8216;inside&#8217; line [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overtaking in F1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	For many years, it has been difficult for Formula 1 cars to overtake each other.

	Here&#8217;s a fascinating article that explains why, and also provides information about plans to remedy the situation for 2009. Very worthwhile reading for F1 fans.
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		<title>Toll collectors strike on Sydney Harbour Bridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	This morning, toll collectors on the SHB will strike for an hour in protest at State Government proposals to make all toll collection on the bridge &#8216;cashless&#8217; (using electronic tags).

	I can understand that toll collectors are fearful for their future employment&#8212;after all, if no cash tools are to be collected, there would seem to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NSW Health advice on how to deal with hot days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	The following advice about what to do on a hot day, provided by NSW Health, appeared on the Sydney Morning Herald web site today:

	&#8220;Our tips are that you need to drink more fluids, particularly water.

	&#8220;Staying indoors in an air-conditioned place is a good idea, having cool showers if needed, wearing lightweight clothing.&#8221;

	I wish I&#8217;d thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIA, conspiracy theories and Ferrari</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	I&#8217;m not normally one to subscribe to conspiracy theories&#8212;but I&#8217;ll admit that I find it hard to believe that the FIA (F&#233;d&#233;ration Internationale de l&#8217;Automobile) is NOT waging war on the McLaren F1 team (and, at the same time, favouring Ferrari).

	In last night&#8217;s Singapore Grand Prix, Felipe Massa received a &#8216;drive through&#8217; penalty for &#8216;unsafe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portable music player &#8212; avoiding an iPod?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	My trusty old Rio Karma is nearing the end of its useful life, so I&#8217;m starting to think about an upgrade.

	The &#8216;easy&#8217; solution would be simply to buy an iPod. Since I&#8217;m looking for something with more than 20GB of solid state (not hard drive) storage, the &#8216;best fit&#8217; iPod for me would seem to [...]]]></description>
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